Posts tagged Advent
‘For unto us a child is born - Mighty God’ by Rebecca Kishtainy - 5 December 2021

What have people always wanted and needed from God? In this talk, Rebecca Kishtainy looks at how people have looked to God for hope throughout history and seen his intervention helping them through major challenges. Before Jesus, people might not have seen much past massive upheavals in their world but, looking back, we can see God working in a bigger timeframe and in bigger ways than anyone could imagine. Could that same God also provide the hope and help we need to see past the biggest challenges we face today?

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‘For unto us a child is born - Wonderful Counsellor’ by Claire Lynch - 28 November 2021

Why does it matter that God entered our world in the person of Jesus? In our first Advent 2021 talk, Claire Lynch looks at how people were hoping for a wise king, full of wonder beyond understanding. We believe Jesus is that mind-blowing ruler, made even more remarkable to us by his approach to us through the vulnerability of childbirth and his sharing of our difficulties. Can we imagine God pursuing us, becoming us and modelling life to us? What difference would it make if we chose to follow this Jesus, a real, physical human in union with God, instead of just our idea of a perfect leader?

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'Dreams' by Mal Calladine - December 15 2019

Can God speak into your life? In this talk, Mal Calladine looks at how dreams have been part of God's intervention which saved lives, around the time of Jesus' birth and in history before then. You might recognise some of the stories, like Joseph who had his amazing technicolour dreamcoat... Can we learn to recognise God's intervention in our dreams too?

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'Stars' by Owen Lynch - December 8 2019

Some things make a big impression at Christmas. In this talk, Owen Lynch looks at how Jesus' birth was accompanied by an unmissable sign - a new star in the sky. It showed that an ancient promise of a new ruler was going to be fulfilled. Some were hostile to this, while others were disturbed, indifferent or passionately engaged. Which of these are closest to our reactions to Jesus today?

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